Quote from: The Pharmacist on July 07, 2022, 03:38:53 AM

The e-mail account I use on this forum I generally don't use for much else, but I happened to check it just a little while ago and got three e-mails from bitcointalk stating that someone had used the "forgot password" function for my account, and all three attempts were over the course of about an hour.

It seems this hack attempts is whats making the rounds at the moment on the forum. One needs to be very careful on all fronts these days from being aware of the activities that goes on in there mails and the series of unsolicited pm especially, one that bares links and requires some feedback.
On the email, I think this quote from a while ago agrees just fine with your choice on what email to be linked with my account on forum.

Quote from: Smartvirus on July 06, 2022, 01:04:07 PM

Needless to say, personally, I feel it's important that you use an active but not an extremely official email on your accounts of the forum.

Play safe by protecting your official email that is affiliated with your life's worth and documents by keeping it put of harms way and still, get to protect your account on a yt active mail where your sure to be cautious on dealing.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on July 07, 2022, 03:38:53 AM

I'm not crazy, right? That means someone is trying to get into my account, right? What I don't understand is why that person would try to do that if they don't know what my e-mail is.

And after giving it a little thought, I have exposed a few e-mail addresses to members of the forum in the past, whether through deals or by becoming acquaintances with those members. I'm wondering if one of those people thought I used whatever e-mail they had as my forum e-mail....and that's a frightening thought.

Yeah, they possibly shouldn't know and have limited options to come up with an email address to brute force except, you had deals that ought to have led to email exposure and that's a risk for sure.
This gives me the idea that, one has got to own probably a separate mail address for working deals from the forum/Web at large.

This stresses on why the forums default system works or activates hidden emails and these should serve as caution to those whom have left there's exposed.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on July 07, 2022, 03:38:53 AM

So if you should happen to see my account start posting in the Russian section or if my English deteriorates to brain-vegetable bounty hunter quality, just know that I got hacked and neg my account to high hell until I get it back.

Lol,,, apparently its a way to go to prevent the account from causing any damage before a possible recovery! Althogh, its some risk still as, some DT might neg tag and no longer be active on the forum. This would make permanent the tag although, the a reference to the case and further positive tags after recovery would cast a shadow on it.

I really hope this doesn't turn out to be the case for you @The Pharmacist.

Yeah, to think of it. Account changing hands often lives a trace to follow. Like;
* Change of mail address
* Password reset via email
* Post quality decline
* Frequented board to make comments
* Local Board participation
Etc...

It's disgusting how these guys feel the need to be reputable or own a ranked up account and don't see the need to work for it. Safe means only guys and don't let your rep be messed u by these cunts.